Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 1, 2009

Tracy Alloway of Scotland’s University of Stirling found that using Facebook stretches a person's “working memory” (short-term or recent memory), while Twitter, YouTube and text messaging tend to weaken it. Facebook requires you to keep track of past actions and then plan future actions, which stretches the working memory.

Social Networks 110

Social Networks Facebook Twitter YouTube 110

Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

(same source as above) 20 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute ( YouTube Blog ) Meanwhile, at Facebook, There are more than 300 million active users and 50% of our the active users log on to Facebook in any given day while the fastest growing demographic is those 35 years old and older.

Statistics 198

Statistics Web Social Networks Technorati 198

Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 5, 2010

She starts with a basic description of social media and then covers all the biggies, Twitter, Facebook(online communities), Blogs, and wikis. Instead she continues to describe other tools from Google (Wave and Docs), YouTube, TeacherTube and a half a dozen others. But she doesn't stop there.

Social Media 233

Social Media Media Google Wave Ideas 233

Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 5, 2010

She starts with a basic description of social media and then covers all the biggies, Twitter, Facebook(online communities), Blogs, and wikis. Instead she continues to describe other tools from Google (Wave and Docs), YouTube, TeacherTube and a half a dozen others. But she doesn't stop there.

Social Media 185

Social Media Media Google Wave Ideas 185

Kapp Notes

JUNE 17, 2014

You’d be hard-pressed nowadays to find an adult who’s never learned anything from YouTube. While it doesn’t have to involve technology at all, new social tools like Facebook and Snapguide, and hardware like cameras on phones, coupled with increasing comfort with social sharing, make showing your work much easier now.

Conversation 199

Conversation Social Media Virtual World Camera 199

Kapp Notes

JANUARY 15, 2009

This image is taken directly from Facebook and is the image many faculty have when someone mentions Facebook. But Facebook , LinkedIn , Ning and IntroNetworks are all great tools for having academically focused learning communities in an online setting. But first we have to get over misconceptions about Social Media.

Community 100

Community Social Networks Create Slideshare 100

Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 25, 2008

1) Kids use these “places” like Second Life, Facebook, etc. Check out their videos on YouTube. I'll answer the questions here since I think they reflect concerns that many educators have related to the social networks and Second Life. mostly for socializing. I have to agree. Kids mostly use these tools for social reasons.

Second Life 100

Second Life Social Networks Social Network Case Study 100